Prime Minister Cup (Go)

The Prime Minister Cup was a Go competition.

Outline

The Prime Minister Cup ran from 1961 to 1981. It was used by the Nihon Ki-in The first 18 titles were decided in a knockout tournament. The last two years, the format was changed to a best-of-three match between finalists from a large knockout.

Past Winners & Runner Up's

Player	Years Held
Kano Yoshinori	1961
Hayashi Yutaro	1962
Sakakibara Shoji	1963
Miwa Yoshiro	1964
Otake Hideo	1965
Hoshino Toshi	1966
Suzuki Goro	1967
Ishida Yoshio	1968
Takagi Shoichi	1969, 1975
Kojima Takaho	1970
Takemiya Masaki	1971, 1973
Kobayashi Koichi	1972, 1974, 1976
Awaji Shuzo	1977, 1981
Nakamura Hidehito	1978
Haruyama Isamu	1979
Fukui Masaki	1980

Player	Years Lost
Sakakibara Shoji	1961, 1964
Okubo Ichigen	1962
Shinohara Masami	1963
Kageyama Toshiro	1965, 1966
Oeda Yusuke	1967
Takagi Shoichi	1968
Ishigure Ikuro	1969, 1970
Kurosawa Tadanao	1971
Cho Chikun	1972
Kato Masao	1973
Tozawa Akinobu	1974
Kojima Takaho	1975
Ishida Akira	1976
Fukui Masaki	1977
Kanashima Tadashi	1978
Umeki Suguru	1979
O Rissei	1980
Kataoka Satoshi	1981

Japanese Go titles

Major	Kisei Meijin Honinbo Tengen Oza Judan Gosei

Minor	Agon Cup Ryusei NHK Cup Shinjin-O NEC Cup Okan Kansai Ki-in Championship Igo Masters Cup Daiwa Cup Daiwa Cup Grand Champion

Defunct	Acom Cup Asahi Pro Best Ten Asahi Top Eight Players Asahi Top Position Chikurin Dai-ichi Hayago Championship Hayago Meijin Hosu IBM Cup Igo Senshuken JAL Super Hayago Championship JT Cup Kakusei Kirin Cup NEC Shun-Ei Nihon Ki-In Championship Old Meijin Phoenix Cup Prime Minister Cup Ryuen Cup Shin-Ei Tatsujin

Women's	Female Honinbo Female Meijin Female Kisei Female Saikyo Kansai Lady's Tournament

Defunct	Female Nihon Ki-in Championship Female Kakusei Female JAL Super Hayago

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